Parcels under 150 euros face 20% VAT from 1 November 2026
From 1 November 2026, parcels from abroad worth under 150 euros will pay 20% VAT, including orders placed before that date.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
If you order from foreign platforms, the 20% VAT applies to parcels that arrive after 1 November 2026. A 12 lei administration fee per parcel starts on 1 January 2027. Each postal operator chooses how to collect the payment, either on the platform or when you pick up the parcel.
What happened
The government will apply 20% VAT to parcels from abroad worth under 150 euros from 1 November 2026. Finance Minister Victoria Belous estimates about one billion lei a year in revenue. The law does not provide for a VAT refund on returned parcels.
In short
- Over 11.2 million parcels reached Moldova from abroad in 2025.
- Nearly 70,000 parcels worth more than 150 euros paid customs duties of about 1.1 billion lei.
- The 12 lei administration fee per parcel applies from 1 January 2027.
- The date of the order does not exempt a parcel imported after 1 November 2026 from VAT.
Original sources
- Un miliard de lei anual ar putea încasa Guvernul din taxarea coletelor. TVA se va aplica și comenzilor făcute înainte de 1 noiembrie, iar banii nu vor fi restituiți dacă produsele sunt returnate după import · in RomanianRead it on Cotidianul
- Belous: TVA-ul pentru colete va fi perceput de la 1 noiembrie, indiferent de data comenzii · in RomanianRead it on Point.md
- Circa un miliard de lei anual. Cât estimează statul că va încasa din TVA-ul la colete · in RomanianRead it on Moldova 1
- TVA-ul la colete. Victoria Belous: „Operatorii sunt liberi să aleagă metoda de declarare” · in RomanianRead it on Radio Moldova
- Coletele internaționale cu valoare sub 150 de euro vor fi supuse TVA din 1 noiembrie · in RomanianRead it on Știri pe surse
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